I was still holding my poster and the security kept talking to his co-worker with his walkie-talkie. After that there was a man, we [think] he's a Chinese man, he stood in front of me to block the poster. The man then ripped it from her hands. I was really surprised. And I was really sad and angry at the same time, Yang said.
We're not doing anything wrong. Why would we be treated like this? Taiwan's foreign ministry described the incident as violent and against Olympic values of friendship and respect. It has called on French authorities to investigate.
The rule is strictly enforced by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The rules are often attributed to pressure on the IOC from the Chinese Communist party government, which claims Taiwan as Chinese territory it intends to annex.
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